Liquid-measuring apparatus



R. s. BUCH. LIQUID MEASURING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 3. 1921.

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Patented Nov. 7, 1922.

BOYER S. BUCH, 0F YORK, PENNSYLVANIA.

LIQUID-MEASURING APPARATUS.

Application filed June 3, 1921. Serial No. 474,639.

To all whom. it may con-cam:

Be it known that I, ROYER S. Boon, .a citizen of the United States of America,

and a resident of York, county of York, and

State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Liquid-Measuring Apparatus, of which the following is a full and clear specification.

This invention has reference to that type of liquid-measuring appliances employed for measuring gasoline for filling the tanks of motor-vehicles, and it has for its special objects the simplification of the mechanism, the increasing of the accuracy in measuring and so constructing the mechanism that the measuring operation may be readily viewed by the customer, as more fully hereinafter set forth.

In the drawing annexed- Fig. 1 is a front view, and v Fig. 2 is aside view of an apparatus embodying my invention.

In the drawing annexed, 5 designates a base. rising through which is a tubular pedestal 6 carrying at its upper end a rectangular casing 7 in which the measuring operation takes place, the front and rear sides of this casing being glass-covered, to permit the customer to check up the operation of measuring. The gasoline is supplied from a suitable buried tank (not shown) by means of a supply-pipe 8. a branch 9 of which extends up through the base-casing 5 and terminates .in the measuring-chamber 7 in the form of-a'down-turned delivery-nozzle 10. In this branch pipe 9 is located a rotary pump 11 operable manually by means of a crank 12. The upturned end of the supplypipe 8 is provided with a covered filling-funnel 13, and there is also connected to the supply-pipe an overflow pipe .14 which extends u into the measuring-casing 7, termi: nating in a funnel 15.

A measuring-vessel 16 of predetermined capacity is tiltably mounted on trunnions 18 in themeasuring-chamber, the trunnions being supported by a pair of upstanding arms 19 aflixed t0 the bottom of the measuringchamber. The trunnions are attached to the transparent vessel 16 by means of a divided strap 20 clamped to the vessel in an annular groove therein. The vessel 16 at one side is provided with an overflow spout 21 which overhangs the overflow funnel 15 when the vessel is in its normahupright position. At

the other side, the vessel 16 is rovided with a pouring-spout 22 which, w en the vessel istilted in a-direction away from the over flow funnel, will deliver the contents'of the vessel into a large funnel. 23 forming a part of a receiving-tank 24 afiixed to and depending from the bottom of the casing 7. This receiving-tank 24 is desirably provided with a gage-glass on its front-side and a similar gage-glass on its rear-side, to thus enable the customer to again check up the amount measured off by the vessel 16. The

receiving-tank 24 is provided with a hose 25 to permit the contents of this tank to be delivered into an. automobile-tank or other receptacle.

For tilting the vessel 16, I attach to one of the trunnions 18 an arm 26 and connect this arm 26 by a link 27 to one arm of a lever 28, the other arm of this lever 28 being connected by a rod 29, through the medium of a link 30, to a rock-shaft 31 journaled in the hollow base 5, this rock-shaft being provided with a suitable hand-lever 32 for conveniently operating it. With this linkand-lever arrangement, it will be seen that by swinging the hand-lever 32 inwardly toward the pedestal, the vessel 16 will be tilted on its trunnions to cause the liquid in the vessel to be dumped into the funnel 23.

As stated, the "essel 16 is transparent and is of known capacity, which, together with the transparent front and back walls of the casing 7, enables the purchaser to see that he is getting the amount of gasoline he is paying for. The vessel 16 is mounted on its pivots or trunnions in such manner as to normally stand upright, the center of gravity being so arranged as to insure this position. With the vessel in this upright position, it will be seen that the overflow will be delivered into the overflow-pi e and returned to the tank Thus providlng for the vessel restored to normal position ready for another charge very quickly. By discharging the pumped gasoline into the'vessel b means of the downturned nozzle 10, it wil be seen that I reduce to a minimum the disturbance or agitation in the measuring-vessel 16 so as to thereby ensure the liquid leveling off very quickly.

The nature and scope of the invention having been thus indicated and its preferred embodiment having been specifically described, what is claimed as new is:

1. In an apparatus of the class set forth, a tiltable measuring-vessel having at one side a pouring-spout and at its opposite side an overflow-spout, means for filling the same, an overflow pipe, means for tilting the vessel, and a receiving-tank adapted to receive a full charge from the tilted vessel.

2. In an apparatus of the class set forth, a tiltable vessel having an overflow-spout, means for supplying liquid to the vessel, an overflow-pipe adapted to receive liquid from the overflow-spout, and means for tilting the vessel.

3. In an apparatus of the class set forth, a tiltable measuring-vessel having an overflow-spout at one side and a pouring-spout at the other side at a higher level, means for supplying liquid to the vessel, an overflowpipe adapted to receive liquid from the overflow-spout, and a receiving tank adapted to receive an entire charge from the tilting vessel.

4. In an apparatus of the class set forth,

a tiltable vessel and means for supplying I liquid thereinto, an overflow-pipe arranged at one side of the.vessel, said vessel being provded with an overflow-spout at one side and a pouring-spoutat the other side, said vessel normally standing upright with its overflow-spout in position to deliver into the overflow-pipe, a receiving-tank adapted to receive an entire charge from said vessel, this receiving-tank being provided with a funnel and also with a tube to convey the measured liquid away.

5. In an apparatus of the class set forth, a casing and means for supporting it in an elevated position, a tiltable measuring-vesselmounted in said casing having a pouringspout at one side and an overflow-spout at the opposite side, an overflow pipe, a receiving-funnel in the casing arranged under the pouring-spout, a receiving-vessel below the casing adapted to receive an entire charge and provided with quantity-indicating marks, means for supplying liquid to the vessel operable from a point below the casing, and means for tilting the vessel likewise operable from a point below the casing.

In testimony whereof I hereuntoafiix my signature.

ROYER S, BUCH. 

